and while nothing revolutionary or groundbreaking, their boards are made in Austria appear to be up to par.

...however, the only boards I can find online are deep discounted eBay boards which raises my skepticism.

They claim to be one of the largest snowboard companies in the world (not necessarily a good thing), so why have I heard so little about them? They've also got a dealer heli boarding vid here: YouTube - atomic snowboarding dealer heli boarding event that shows this cool inflatable pack thing and they seem to have it down w/ dealer communications, so are they just trying to work into the US market or what?

Snowolf -
In regards to the Cold Smoke, how do you like it's stability at speed vs response to turning? Do you feel if it's a lazy turner or more precise (i.e. fun on tree runs)? How is the level of stiffness? I love my '08 Anthem however have heard good things on the Cold Smoke. One of our sponsored riders just got a Cold Smoke and I'll be taking it out for a spin in a few weeks when we visit him and a few others out in Tahoe.

I just bought the exeter from wheel and heel for 175 bucks. They have a ton of 06 & 07 boards with steep discounts. It is an exceptional board for the money. I was lookin at the Ride Fleetwood but think I made an excellent choice.